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* VRST'94 - Update & final invitation *
GENERAL INFORMATION
===================
VRST'94, the Conference on Virtual Reality Software and
Technology, presents a high-quality forum for innovative virtual
reality research and development. The conference will bring
together researchers, developers and users of VR for a four-day
program. Since the field of VR is still evolving, the scope of
the conference is broad.
Among the areas that VRST '94 will cover are :
o Software Architectures for VR
o VR Interaction and Navigation Techniques
o Tools and Techniques for Modeling VR Systems
o Distributed VR Systems
o Motion Tracking
o Telepresence and Telerobotics
o Spatial Audio
o VR Input and Output Devices
o Innovative Applications of VR
o Human Factors of VR
o Evaluation of VR Techniques and Systems
The VRST '94 program includes papers, panels, tutorials,
demonstrations, an opening plenary and invited talks, and a
conference reception and banquet.
The opening plenary and invited talks will be delivered by
pioneers of VR, who will share their vision of the field with the
attendees.
You are invited to attend VRST'94, the Conference on Virtual
Reality Software and Technology. Detailed information on the
following is enclosed:
FINAL PROGRAM,
REGISTRATION FORM,
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM, and
GENERAL INFORMATION.
To get a printed copy of the registration package, please
contact Ms. Vicky Toh at phone +65 772-2003, fax +65 778-2571 or
email vrst94@xxxxxxxxxx
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FINAL PROGRAM
===============
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* *
* V R S T ' 9 4 *
* *
* Conference on *
* Virtual Reality Software and Technology *
* *
* August 23-26, 1994 *
* Singapore *
* *
* Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and ISS, Singapore *
* In Cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH, CGS & IFIP TC.13 *
* *
* C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N *
* *
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Tuesday, August 23, 1994 -- Tutorials
(For detailed tutorial descriptions, please see below)
Tutorial 1: Introduction to Virtual Reality Design
Instructors: Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, USA
Steven K. Feiner, Columbia University, USA
Duration: Full day (9:00 - 17:30)
Tutorial 2: Three Dimensional Graphics Hardware
Instructor: Tzi-cker Chiueh, State University of New York at
Stony Brook, USA
Duration: Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
Tutorial 3: dVISE - Using the Virtual Design Environment(tm)
with your Existing CAD Models
Instructor: Pierre duPont, Division Limited, UK
Duration: Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
Tutorial 4: Geometrical Modeling and Animation for VR
Instructor: Mark Green, University of Alberta, Canada
Duration: Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
Tutorial 5: Graphical and Acoustical Rendering for VR
Instructors: Peter Astheimer and Stefan Muller, Fraunhofer
Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany
Duration: Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
7:00 - 9:30 Reception at The Omni Marco Polo Hotel
Wednesday, August 24, 1994
9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks
9:10 - 9:20 Opening Speech by the Guest-of-Honour, RAdm Teo
Chee Hean. Singapore Minister of State for Finance
and Communications
9:20 - 10:30 Keynote Address: Facing the Challenge:
Delivering Virtual Reality
Michael Deering, Sun Microsystems, U.S.A.
10:30 - 11:00 Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Paper Session: Gestures
Natural Gesture in Virtual Environments
Alan Wexelblat. MIT Media Lab, U.S.A.
Towards a Vision-Based Hand Gesture Interface
Francis K.H. Quek, University of Illinois at
Chicago, U.S.A.
A Logical Hand Device in Virtual Environments
S. Augustine Su and Richard Furuta
Texas A&M University, U.S.A.
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Paper Session: Modeling & Animation
Steps and Ladders in Virtual Reality
Mel Slater, Martin Usoh, Anthony Steed
QMW University of London, U.K.
Fuzzy Aggregation of Motion Factors for Human
Motion. Jiyun Lee, Kwangyoen Wohn, Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA
A Geometric Modeling and Animation System for
Virtual Reality
Sean Halliday, Mark Green. University of Alberta,
CANADA
3:30 - 4:00 Tea
4:00 - 5:30 Demonstrations & Videos
University of Alberta 3D Modelling Tools
Mark Green, Sean Halliday, Jiandong Liang, Chris
Shaw. University of Alberta, CANADA
Dynamic Visualization of a Beating Heart:
A Medical Application of the Virtual Workbench
S.Meiyappan, Heng Pheng Ann
National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
The Virtual Environment Theater <tm> as an
Architectural and Urban Design Review System
Peter C.C. Wong, Chet Dagit, Robert Jacobson
Worldesign Inc., U.S.A.
Dancing with the Virtual Dervish
Diane Gromala, Marcos Novak, Yacov Sharir
The University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
Thursday, August 25, 1994
9:00 - 10:30 Paper Session: Architectures
A User-Defined Virtual Environment Dialogue
Architecture.
Anthony Steed and Mel Slater. QMW University of
London, U.K.
Designing in Virtual Reality: Perceptual-Action
Coupling and Affordances
Gerda J.F. Smets, Pieter Jan Stappers, Kees
Overbeeke, Charles van der Mast
Delft University of Technology, THE NETHERLANDS
The Virtual Workbench: Dextrous VR
Timothy Poston, Luis Serra
National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
10:30 - 11:00 Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Panel: Enabling Technologies for VR
Chair: Daniel Thalmann, SFIT, SWITZERLAND
Peter Astheimer, Fraunhofer-Institute of
Computer Graphics, GERMANY
Luis Serra, Nat'l University of Singapore,
SINGAPORE
Mel Slater, Queen Mary College, U.K.
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Invited Talk: Virtual Reality Technologies and
its Applications to Industrial Use
Junji Nomura, Matsushita Electric Works, JAPAN
3:00 - 3:30 Tea
3:30 - 5:30 Paper Session: Novel 3D Techniques & Devices
Multisensory Scientific Data Sensualization Through
Virtual Reality Technology
Tetsuro Ogi, Michitaka Hirose, University of Tokyo,
JAPAN
An Inertial Head-Orientation Tracker with Automatic
Drift Compensation for use with HMDs
Eric Foxlin, Nat Durlach
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
A New Ultrasonic VR Positioning Principle Yielding
Pseudo-Absolute Location
Hugh L. Applewhite, Piltdown Inc., U.S.A.
A Study of the Synthesis of Environmental Sounds
Michitaka Hirose, Shin'ya Komori, Toshiki Nagumo
University of Tokyo, JAPAN
7:30 - 11:00 Banquet
Friday, August 26, 1994
9:00 - 10:00 Invited Talk: Virtual Environments in Scientific
Visualization
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, U.S.A.
10:00 - 10:30 Tea
10:30 - 12:00 Paper Session: Designing Effective Virtual Worlds
Managing Mutual Awareness in Collaborative Virtual
Environments
Steve Benford, Lennart Fahlen, John Bowers
University of Nottingham, U.K.
Real Time Graphics and VR for Driving Simulation in
Urban Environments
Salvador Bayarri, Marcos Fernandez, Mariano Perez,
Francisco Rosich. University of Valencia, SPAIN
Envisionments - Constructing Dramatic Virtual
Worlds
Maggie Cooper, Ivor Benjamin. City University, U.K.
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Panel Session: Hands off my VR: The Role of
Gestures in VR
Chair: Mark Green, University of Alberta, CANADA
Panelists: Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, U.S.A.
Timothy Poston, Nat'l U of Singapore,
Alan Wexelblat, MIT Media Lab, U.S.A.
3:30 - 4:00 Tea
4:00 - 5:30 Paper Session: Collision Detection
Efficient Virtual Collision Detection for Multiple
Users in Large Virtual Spaces
Kim Michael Fairchild, Timothy Poston, William
Bricken. National University of Singapore,
Virtual and Real Object Collisions in a Merged
Environment. Daniel G. Aliaga
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
Level-of-Detail Generation and its Applications in
Virtual Reality
Peter Astheimer, Maria-Luise Poche. Fraunhofer
Institute for Computer Graphics (FhG-IGD), GERMANY
Tutorials - August 23, 1994
---------------------------
Tutorial 1: Introduction to Virtual Reality Design
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, USA
Steven K. Feiner, Columbia University, USA
Full day (9:00 - 17:30)
This tutorial will survey the theory and development of VR user
interface techniques. These techniques encompass a variety of
hardware and software technologies and allow natural display and
control in three-dimensional interactive environments. These
technologies will be surveyed with a focus on the design of
applications.
Tutorial 2: Three Dimensional Graphics Hardware
Tzi-cker Chiueh, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA
Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
This tutorial will cover the basic operation primitives for 3D
graphics, including both polygonal and volume rendering, and
their hardware support. We will examine both the processing
requirements and the display subsystems of 3D graphics, and focus
particularly on hardware structures that exist in current
commercial offerings such as SGI and Sun, as well as those in the
research stage as the PixelFlow machine from UNC, the Cube
machine from SUNY at Stony Brook, and the Ray Casting machine
from Cornell and Duke.
Tutorial 3: dVISE - Using the Virtual Design Environment(tm)
with your Existing CAD Models
Pierre duPont, Division Limited, UK
Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
This tutorial will introduce participants to the dVISE Virtual
Design Environment, an interactive virtual reality authoring
tool. Its easy-to-use interface brings virtual reality out of the
research laboratory, away from the domain of programmers, and
onto your desktop. Working in either the traditional flat-screen
or advanced immersive modes (or both), dVISE allows you to
quickly create and experience your own virtual worlds without any
software development knowledge. The session is structured to
teach through example and discussion, rather than by lecture.
Thus you will find the tutorial full of demonstrations and
actual, live activities, and a willingness to ask questions and
participate in the design will be to your advantage.
Tutorial 4: Geometrical Modeling and Animation for VR
Mark Green, University of Alberta, Canada
Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
This tutorial will cover the basic ideas behind geometrical
modeling and animation, concentrating on the techniques that are
most applicable to the development of VR applications. The major
geometrical modeling techniques are reviewed and their use in the
construction of virtual environment is discussed. The main
techniques used in computer animation are briefly described. The
emphasis is placed on behavioral animation, which is the
animation technique that best meets the requirements of
virtual environments. OML, a freely available modeling and
animation language, is used to illustrate the various techniques
covered in the tutorial.
Tutorial 5: Graphical and Acoustical Rendering for VR
Peter Astheimer and Stefan Muller, Fraunhofer-Institute for
Computer Graphics, Germany
Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
This tutorial will describe software and hardware needed to
fulfill the realism requirements for the acoustical and graphical
presentation of immersive virtual environments. For graphical
rendering, the focus will be on the preparation pipeline of CAD
-data towards a photo-realistic presentation and on advanced
rendering techniques to achieve high-quality real time rendering.
For acoustical rendering, the basic techniques, device
utilization and future prospects will be discussed.
(Note: The organizers reserve the right to alter the program
as may be necessary.)
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REGISTRATION FORM
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Mr./Ms./Prof./Dr.
Last/Family Name: _________________________ Given Name:
Name to appear on your badge:________________________________________________
Organization: _______________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
___________________________City/State/Zip: ___________ Country:
Phone: ___________________ Fax: ______________________ Email:
Use Society Member rates if you are currently a member of
o ACM o ACM/SIGCHI o ACM/SIGGRAPH Membership
#:___________________
Foreign Participant Sponsorship: o Sponsored o Non-sponsored
Fee Category Until July 23, 1994 | After July 23, 1994
0% GST** 3% GST** | 0% GST** 3% GST**
|
Society Member o Conference only* US$500 US$515 | US$600 US$618
Non-Member o Conference only* US$550 US$566.50 | US$600 US$618
Students* o Conference only* US$275 US$283.25 | US$300 US$309
|
o Tutorial 1 US$300 US$309 | US$330 US$339.90
o Tutorial 2 US$150 US$154.50 | US$165 US$169.95
o Tutorial 3 US$150 US$154.50 | US$165 US$169.95
o Tutorial 4 US$150 US$154.50 | US$165 US$169.95
o Tutorial 5 US$150 US$154.50 | US$165 US$169.95
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Total:
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* Conference registration fee covers lunches, refreshments,
reception, banquet and proceedings. A special reduced fee is
available for full-time students. Proof of full-time student
status is required. Send a copy of student ID or a letter from
department. Since VRST'94 is a self-supporting event, fees
cannot be waived for attendees making presentations.
**GST: Goods and Services Tax - 3% GST must be included in conference and
tutorial fee for all local and foreign non-sponsored participants.
For foreign sponsored participants, GST should be rated at 0%.
(You are considered a sponsored participant if your conference trip
is being financed by your employer or out of your research grant.)
Remittance Details for Registration (in US Dollars)
All payments should be made to the National University of
Singapore in US Dollars. Personal and company cheques will not be
accepted. Bank drafts must be made payable to a Singapore bank.
Please indicate means of payment:
Bank Draft or Money Order No.: ___________________________________________
Issuing Bank: _____________________________________________________________
Credit Card: o Master Card o Visa o Eurocard
Card Holder's Name: ________________________________________________________
Card No.: __________________________ Expiration Date: ______________________
Signature: _______________________________________________________
Cancellation & Refund Policy: 70% of the registration fee will be
refunded if a cancellation notice in writing is received by
August 1, 1994. No refund will be made beyond this date.
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM:
======================
I wish to confirm my accommodation at the Omni Marco Polo Hotel.
Cost per room per night: SIN$165 (Single) SIN$180 (Double)
Arrival Date: _____________________ Departure Date: _______________________
Please check one: Single___ Double ____
All rates are subject to 10% service charge and 1% cess tax, plus
3% GST. Rates include continental breakfast. Hotel payment should
be made in Singapore dollars. US$1.00 = SIN$1.60 approx.
Lower-priced accommodation may be available to students. Please check
with Vicky Toh (see address below).
Completed forms are to be returned to:
VRST'94
Attention: Vicky Toh
Institute of Systems Science
National University of Singapore
Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 0511
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Phone: +65 772-2003 Fax: +65 778-2571 Email: vrst94@xxxxxxxxxx
LOCATION
Situated at one of the most important crossroads of the world,
Singapore is truly a place where East and West come together.
Here you will find Chinese, Indian and Malay communities living
harmoniously together, their long established cultures forming a
unique backdrop to a clean and modern garden city. English is
spoken everywhere and is the common business language of all.
Few places on earth promise such a delight for the palate,
with gourmet cuisines from over 30 countries. Singapore's
climate is warm and welcoming all year round, with temperatures
ranging from 28 degrees Celsius in the day, to 23 degrees Celsius
by night.
ACCOMMODATION: THE OMNI MARCO POLO HOTEL
Located in the midst of the fashionable Tanglin district, the
hotel is a short walk from the shopping and entertainment area
of Orchard Road and the world renowned Botanic Gardens.
The financial districts of Shenton Way and Collyer Quay are
only a 10 minute drive and the hotel is 18 km or 30 minutes
from Changi International Airport. Facilities include:
business center providing secretarial, telecommunication,
personal computer and word processing services; swimming pool
and fitness center; shopping arcade; barber shop/beauty salon;
24-hour room service; French provincial restaurant and coffee
house serving international and local cuisine.
Additional benefits:
hair-dryers in all rooms; platter of fruits and welcome drink
upon arrival, daily newspaper and extended checkout time to
4.00 pm subject to room availability.
VENUE
Institute of Systems Science
National University of Singapore
Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Kent Ridge
Singapore 0511
Pre-conference Tel : +65 772-2003, +65 772-2020
During Conference Tel : +65 772-2005, +65 772-2096,
+65 772-2020, +65 772-2003, +65 772-6608
REGISTRATION
Available at the Institute of Systems Science between 8.15 am
- 5.00 pm on August 23 & 24, 1994.
FEES
Conference registration fee covers lunches, refreshments,
reception, banquet and proceedings.
PROCEEDINGS
The working language of the conference will be English, which
will be used for all printed material, presentations and
discussions.
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. will publish the
conference proceedings. For ordering information, please contact
World Scientific Publishing Company, Tel: +65 382-5663,
Fax: +65 382-5919, Email: wsphq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
COMMITTEE
=========
General Chair:
Juzar Motiwalla, ISS, Singapore (juzar@xxxxxxxxxx)
Program Co-Chairs:
Gurminder Singh, ISS, Singapore (gsingh@xxxxxxxxxx)
Steven K. Feiner, Columbia University, USA
(feiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Daniel Thalmann, SFIT, Switzerland (thalmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Panels Chair: Mark Green, U Alberta, Canada
Tutorials Chair: Hiroo Iwata, U Tsukuba, Japan
Demos Chair: Luis Serra, ISS, Singapore
International Coordination Committee:
Michitaka Hirose, U Tokyo, Japan
Rob Jacob, Naval Research Lab, USA
Daniel Thalmann, SFIT, Switzerland
Program Committee:
William Bricken, U Washington, USA
Pere Brunet, U Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, USA
Michael Deering, Sun, USA
Kim Fairchild, ISS, Singapore
Lennart Fahlen, SICS, Sweden
Michael Gigante, RMIT, Australia
Martin Goebel, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany
Mark Green, U Alberta, Canada
Michitaka Hirose, U Tokyo, Japan
Hiroo Iwata, U Tsukuba, Japan
Robert J.K. Jacob, Tufts U, USA
Tosiyasu L. Kunii, U Aizu, Japan
Beth Marcus, Exos, USA
Margaret Minsky, Interval Research, USA
Randy Pausch, U Virginia, USA
Timothy Poston, ISS, Singapore
Alfred Schmitt, U Karlsruhe, Germany
Luis Serra, ISS, Singapore
Mel Slater, U London, UK
Susumu Tachi, U Tokyo, Japan
Nadia M Thalmann, U Geneva, Switzerland
Colin Ware, U New Brunswick, Canada
Beth Wenzel, NASA Ames, USA
David Zeltzer, MIT, USA
Michael Zyda, Naval Postgrad School, USA
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* VRST'94 - Update & final invitation *
GENERAL INFORMATION
===================
VRST'94, the Conference on Virtual Reality Software and
Technology, presents a high-quality forum for innovative virtual
reality research and development. The conference will bring
together researchers, developers and users of VR for a four-day
program. Since the field of VR is still evolving, the scope of
the conference is broad.
Among the areas that VRST '94 will cover are :
o Software Architectures for VR
o VR Interaction and Navigation Techniques
o Tools and Techniques for Modeling VR Systems
o Distributed VR Systems
o Motion Tracking
o Telepresence and Telerobotics
o Spatial Audio
o VR Input and Output Devices
o Innovative Applications of VR
o Human Factors of VR
o Evaluation of VR Techniques and Systems
The VRST '94 program includes papers, panels, tutorials,
demonstrations, an opening plenary and invited talks, and a
conference reception and banquet.
The opening plenary and invited talks will be delivered by
pioneers of VR, who will share their vision of the field with the
attendees.
You are invited to attend VRST'94, the Conference on Virtual
Reality Software and Technology. Detailed information on the
following is enclosed:
FINAL PROGRAM,
REGISTRATION FORM,
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM, and
GENERAL INFORMATION.
To get a printed copy of the registration package, please
contact Ms. Vicky Toh at phone +65 772-2003, fax +65 778-2571 or
email vrst94@xxxxxxxxxx
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FINAL PROGRAM
===============
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* *
* V R S T ' 9 4 *
* *
* Conference on *
* Virtual Reality Software and Technology *
* *
* August 23-26, 1994 *
* Singapore *
* *
* Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and ISS, Singapore *
* In Cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH, CGS & IFIP TC.13 *
* *
* C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N *
* *
******************************************************
Tuesday, August 23, 1994 -- Tutorials
(For detailed tutorial descriptions, please see below)
Tutorial 1: Introduction to Virtual Reality Design
Instructors: Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, USA
Steven K. Feiner, Columbia University, USA
Duration: Full day (9:00 - 17:30)
Tutorial 2: Three Dimensional Graphics Hardware
Instructor: Tzi-cker Chiueh, State University of New York at
Stony Brook, USA
Duration: Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
Tutorial 3: dVISE - Using the Virtual Design Environment(tm)
with your Existing CAD Models
Instructor: Pierre duPont, Division Limited, UK
Duration: Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
Tutorial 4: Geometrical Modeling and Animation for VR
Instructor: Mark Green, University of Alberta, Canada
Duration: Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
Tutorial 5: Graphical and Acoustical Rendering for VR
Instructors: Peter Astheimer and Stefan Muller, Fraunhofer
Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany
Duration: Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
7:00 - 9:30 Reception at The Omni Marco Polo Hotel
Wednesday, August 24, 1994
9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks
9:10 - 9:20 Opening Speech by the Guest-of-Honour, RAdm Teo
Chee Hean. Singapore Minister of State for Finance
and Communications
9:20 - 10:30 Keynote Address: Facing the Challenge:
Delivering Virtual Reality
Michael Deering, Sun Microsystems, U.S.A.
10:30 - 11:00 Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Paper Session: Gestures
Natural Gesture in Virtual Environments
Alan Wexelblat. MIT Media Lab, U.S.A.
Towards a Vision-Based Hand Gesture Interface
Francis K.H. Quek, University of Illinois at
Chicago, U.S.A.
A Logical Hand Device in Virtual Environments
S. Augustine Su and Richard Furuta
Texas A&M University, U.S.A.
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Paper Session: Modeling & Animation
Steps and Ladders in Virtual Reality
Mel Slater, Martin Usoh, Anthony Steed
QMW University of London, U.K.
Fuzzy Aggregation of Motion Factors for Human
Motion. Jiyun Lee, Kwangyoen Wohn, Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA
A Geometric Modeling and Animation System for
Virtual Reality
Sean Halliday, Mark Green. University of Alberta,
CANADA
3:30 - 4:00 Tea
4:00 - 5:30 Demonstrations & Videos
University of Alberta 3D Modelling Tools
Mark Green, Sean Halliday, Jiandong Liang, Chris
Shaw. University of Alberta, CANADA
Dynamic Visualization of a Beating Heart:
A Medical Application of the Virtual Workbench
S.Meiyappan, Heng Pheng Ann
National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
The Virtual Environment Theater <tm> as an
Architectural and Urban Design Review System
Peter C.C. Wong, Chet Dagit, Robert Jacobson
Worldesign Inc., U.S.A.
Dancing with the Virtual Dervish
Diane Gromala, Marcos Novak, Yacov Sharir
The University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.
Thursday, August 25, 1994
9:00 - 10:30 Paper Session: Architectures
A User-Defined Virtual Environment Dialogue
Architecture.
Anthony Steed and Mel Slater. QMW University of
London, U.K.
Designing in Virtual Reality: Perceptual-Action
Coupling and Affordances
Gerda J.F. Smets, Pieter Jan Stappers, Kees
Overbeeke, Charles van der Mast
Delft University of Technology, THE NETHERLANDS
The Virtual Workbench: Dextrous VR
Timothy Poston, Luis Serra
National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
10:30 - 11:00 Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Panel: Enabling Technologies for VR
Chair: Daniel Thalmann, SFIT, SWITZERLAND
Peter Astheimer, Fraunhofer-Institute of
Computer Graphics, GERMANY
Luis Serra, Nat'l University of Singapore,
SINGAPORE
Mel Slater, Queen Mary College, U.K.
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Invited Talk: Virtual Reality Technologies and
its Applications to Industrial Use
Junji Nomura, Matsushita Electric Works, JAPAN
3:00 - 3:30 Tea
3:30 - 5:30 Paper Session: Novel 3D Techniques & Devices
Multisensory Scientific Data Sensualization Through
Virtual Reality Technology
Tetsuro Ogi, Michitaka Hirose, University of Tokyo,
JAPAN
An Inertial Head-Orientation Tracker with Automatic
Drift Compensation for use with HMDs
Eric Foxlin, Nat Durlach
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
A New Ultrasonic VR Positioning Principle Yielding
Pseudo-Absolute Location
Hugh L. Applewhite, Piltdown Inc., U.S.A.
A Study of the Synthesis of Environmental Sounds
Michitaka Hirose, Shin'ya Komori, Toshiki Nagumo
University of Tokyo, JAPAN
7:30 - 11:00 Banquet
Friday, August 26, 1994
9:00 - 10:00 Invited Talk: Virtual Environments in Scientific
Visualization
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, U.S.A.
10:00 - 10:30 Tea
10:30 - 12:00 Paper Session: Designing Effective Virtual Worlds
Managing Mutual Awareness in Collaborative Virtual
Environments
Steve Benford, Lennart Fahlen, John Bowers
University of Nottingham, U.K.
Real Time Graphics and VR for Driving Simulation in
Urban Environments
Salvador Bayarri, Marcos Fernandez, Mariano Perez,
Francisco Rosich. University of Valencia, SPAIN
Envisionments - Constructing Dramatic Virtual
Worlds
Maggie Cooper, Ivor Benjamin. City University, U.K.
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Panel Session: Hands off my VR: The Role of
Gestures in VR
Chair: Mark Green, University of Alberta, CANADA
Panelists: Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, U.S.A.
Timothy Poston, Nat'l U of Singapore,
Alan Wexelblat, MIT Media Lab, U.S.A.
3:30 - 4:00 Tea
4:00 - 5:30 Paper Session: Collision Detection
Efficient Virtual Collision Detection for Multiple
Users in Large Virtual Spaces
Kim Michael Fairchild, Timothy Poston, William
Bricken. National University of Singapore,
Virtual and Real Object Collisions in a Merged
Environment. Daniel G. Aliaga
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
Level-of-Detail Generation and its Applications in
Virtual Reality
Peter Astheimer, Maria-Luise Poche. Fraunhofer
Institute for Computer Graphics (FhG-IGD), GERMANY
Tutorials - August 23, 1994
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Tutorial 1: Introduction to Virtual Reality Design
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, USA
Steven K. Feiner, Columbia University, USA
Full day (9:00 - 17:30)
This tutorial will survey the theory and development of VR user
interface techniques. These techniques encompass a variety of
hardware and software technologies and allow natural display and
control in three-dimensional interactive environments. These
technologies will be surveyed with a focus on the design of
applications.
Tutorial 2: Three Dimensional Graphics Hardware
Tzi-cker Chiueh, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA
Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
This tutorial will cover the basic operation primitives for 3D
graphics, including both polygonal and volume rendering, and
their hardware support. We will examine both the processing
requirements and the display subsystems of 3D graphics, and focus
particularly on hardware structures that exist in current
commercial offerings such as SGI and Sun, as well as those in the
research stage as the PixelFlow machine from UNC, the Cube
machine from SUNY at Stony Brook, and the Ray Casting machine
from Cornell and Duke.
Tutorial 3: dVISE - Using the Virtual Design Environment(tm)
with your Existing CAD Models
Pierre duPont, Division Limited, UK
Half day (9:00 - 12:30)
This tutorial will introduce participants to the dVISE Virtual
Design Environment, an interactive virtual reality authoring
tool. Its easy-to-use interface brings virtual reality out of the
research laboratory, away from the domain of programmers, and
onto your desktop. Working in either the traditional flat-screen
or advanced immersive modes (or both), dVISE allows you to
quickly create and experience your own virtual worlds without any
software development knowledge. The session is structured to
teach through example and discussion, rather than by lecture.
Thus you will find the tutorial full of demonstrations and
actual, live activities, and a willingness to ask questions and
participate in the design will be to your advantage.
Tutorial 4: Geometrical Modeling and Animation for VR
Mark Green, University of Alberta, Canada
Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
This tutorial will cover the basic ideas behind geometrical
modeling and animation, concentrating on the techniques that are
most applicable to the development of VR applications. The major
geometrical modeling techniques are reviewed and their use in the
construction of virtual environment is discussed. The main
techniques used in computer animation are briefly described. The
emphasis is placed on behavioral animation, which is the
animation technique that best meets the requirements of
virtual environments. OML, a freely available modeling and
animation language, is used to illustrate the various techniques
covered in the tutorial.
Tutorial 5: Graphical and Acoustical Rendering for VR
Peter Astheimer and Stefan Muller, Fraunhofer-Institute for
Computer Graphics, Germany
Half day (14:00 - 17:30)
This tutorial will describe software and hardware needed to
fulfill the realism requirements for the acoustical and graphical
presentation of immersive virtual environments. For graphical
rendering, the focus will be on the preparation pipeline of CAD
-data towards a photo-realistic presentation and on advanced
rendering techniques to achieve high-quality real time rendering.
For acoustical rendering, the basic techniques, device
utilization and future prospects will be discussed.
(Note: The organizers reserve the right to alter the program
as may be necessary.)
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COMMITTEE
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General Chair:
Juzar Motiwalla, ISS, Singapore (juzar@xxxxxxxxxx)
Program Co-Chairs:
Gurminder Singh, ISS, Singapore (gsingh@xxxxxxxxxx)
Steven K. Feiner, Columbia University, USA
(feiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Daniel Thalmann, SFIT, Switzerland (thalmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Panels Chair: Mark Green, U Alberta, Canada
Tutorials Chair: Hiroo Iwata, U Tsukuba, Japan
Demos Chair: Luis Serra, ISS, Singapore
International Coordination Committee:
Michitaka Hirose, U Tokyo, Japan
Rob Jacob, Naval Research Lab, USA
Daniel Thalmann, SFIT, Switzerland
Program Committee:
William Bricken, U Washington, USA
Pere Brunet, U Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Steve Bryson, NASA Ames, USA
Michael Deering, Sun, USA
Kim Fairchild, ISS, Singapore
Lennart Fahlen, SICS, Sweden
Michael Gigante, RMIT, Australia
Martin Goebel, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany
Mark Green, U Alberta, Canada
Michitaka Hirose, U Tokyo, Japan
Hiroo Iwata, U Tsukuba, Japan
Robert J.K. Jacob, Tufts U, USA
Tosiyasu L. Kunii, U Aizu, Japan
Beth Marcus, Exos, USA
Margaret Minsky, Interval Research, USA
Randy Pausch, U Virginia, USA
Timothy Poston, ISS, Singapore
Alfred Schmitt, U Karlsruhe, Germany
Luis Serra, ISS, Singapore
Mel Slater, U London, UK
Susumu Tachi, U Tokyo, Japan
Nadia M Thalmann, U Geneva, Switzerland
Colin Ware, U New Brunswick, Canada
Beth Wenzel, NASA Ames, USA
David Zeltzer, MIT, USA
Michael Zyda, Naval Postgrad School, USA